different between haaf vs hoof

English

Alternative forms

• haave

Etymology

From Old Norse haf (“the sea”). Cognate with Danish hav, Old English hæf (Etymology 2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?f/

Noun

haaf

1. (fishing, Shetland, Scotland) the open sea, especially as a place to fish

2. (fishing, Shetland) the practice of sea fishing for such as cod, ling and tusk
   • 2005, James Coull, 7: The development of fishing communities with special reference to Scotland, Jonathan Potts, Hance D. Smith (editors), Managing Britain's Marine and Coastal Environment: Towards a Sustainable Future, page 145,

     Although men concentrated at the main haaf stations during the summer fishing season, they reverted to their homes in crofting townships for the remainder of the year.

Derived terms

Scots

Alternative forms

• haaff, haf, haff

Etymology

From Old Norse haf (“the sea”). Cognate with Danish hav, Old English hæf (Etymology 2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?(?)f/

Noun

haaf (uncountable)

1. (archaic, Orkney, Shetland) the deep sea beyond coastal waters
2. (fishing, Shetland) the deep-sea fishing carried out 30-40 miles offshore in open boats
3. (fishing, Orkney, Shetland) deep-sea fishing, especially for cod, ling, tusk, etc.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “haaf” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary^[1], 2016.
• “haaf” in John J Graham, The Shetland Dictionary, Lerwick: Shetland Times Ltd, 1979, ?ISBN.
• Flaws, Margaret; Lamb, Gregor (1996) The Orkney Dictionary, Kirkwall, Orkney: Orkney Language and Culture Group, published 2001, ?ISBN

English

Etymology

From Middle English hoof, hof, from Old English h?f, from Proto-Germanic *h?faz (compare West Frisian hoef, Dutch hoef, German Huf, Danish hov, Norwegian hov, Swedish hov), from Proto-Indo-European *?oph?ós (compare Sanskrit ?? (?aphá, “hoof, claw”), Avestan ????????????????? (safa, “hoof”), possibly Czech, Polish kopyto).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ho?of, ho?of, IPA^(key): /h?f/, /hu?f/
• Rhymes: -?f, -u?f

Noun

hoof (plural hoofs or hooves)

1. The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
2. (slang) The human foot.
   • 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka (republished by Eland, 2019; p. 110):

     He is a huge man, six feet four on bare hoofs and composed of two hundred and seventy pounds of solid bone and muscle.

3. (geometry, dated) An ungula.

Derived terms

Related terms

• hoofed

Translations

Verb

hoof (third-person singular simple present hoofs, present participle hoofing, simple past and past participle hoofed)

1. To trample with hooves.
2. (colloquial) To walk.
3. (informal) To dance, especially as a professional.
4. (colloquial, football (soccer), transitive) To kick, especially to kick a football a long way downfield with little accuracy.

   Synonym: boot

Derived terms

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hoofd, Middle Dutch hovet, from Old Dutch h?vit, from Proto-Germanic *haubud?. Doublet of sjef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????f/

Noun

hoof (plural hoofde)

1. head

Derived terms

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hof, from Old Dutch hof, from Proto-Germanic *huf?.

Noun

hoof m

1. garden (an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants)